Boxford vs Ipswich

A side-by-side comparison of Boxford and Ipswich: population, income, housing, and more.

Boxford and Ipswich are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ipswich has the higher population (4,806 vs 2,325 in Boxford). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $92,969 in Ipswich). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $570,500 in Ipswich).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Ipswich
Population	2,325	4,806
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$92,969
Median home value	$977,400	$570,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,456
Housing units	850	2,188
Homeownership rate	91.4%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Ipswich
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	4,699 → 4,806 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$65,893 → $92,969 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$418,100 → $570,500 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,090 → $1,456 (+33.6%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Ipswich

Population

4,6994,806

Median household income

$65,893$92,969

Median home value

$418,100$570,500

Median gross rent

$1,090$1,456

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Ipswich
Under 5	1.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	27.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	2.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	2.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	17.4%
45 to 54	23.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	17.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.4%
75 and over	6.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Ipswich
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Ipswich
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.7%
High school graduate	8.6%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Ipswich
Drove alone	57.2%	72.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	2.5%
Public transit	4.3%	2.3%
Walked	10.5%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	16.0%
Other means	4.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Ipswich
1-unit, detached	96.1%	41.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	29.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Ipswich
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1965	1938